New Zealand’s Ryan Fox, who had not finished in the top-10 in 29 previous major championship starts, sank a 12-foot birdie putt on the 72nd hole to capture the 154th Open Championship on Sunday at Royal Birkdale in Southport, England.
Shock, smoke and a significant loss have rocked one of the Southern Hemisphere’s most talked-about golf destinations, with a fire destroying the clubhouse restaurant at Te Arai Links on Sunday.
Six rising Australian stars, led by Jazy Roberts, head to Royal Wellington this week, aiming to become the first Aussie to win the Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific and earn starts in multiple 2026 majors.
The 2026 Women’s Amateur Asia-Pacific kicks off at Royal Wellington, with 84 players from 25 nations competing. Rising stars and historic firsts, including Jeneath Wong’s title defence, promise an exciting championship.
Professional golf will make a major return to New Zealand’s largest city in March 2026 with the launch of the ISPS HANDA Japan-Australasia Championship, a landmark new event set for March 5-8 at the prestigious Royal Auckland and Grange Golf Club.
Challenger, a leader in retirement income and major partner of the PGA Tour of Australasia, is giving one lucky winner the chance to fly business class to Auckland to experience the world-class Te Arai Links.
From course renovations and major redesigns, new golf courses and hotels, New Zealand should be on every golfer’s travel plans for the next year. Here’s why.
A year after watching the Open Championship from his couch with chemo in his system for a leukaemia diagnosis, Michael Hendry, offered a medical exemption by the R&A, was emotional teeing up with three fellow New Zealanders in a practice round at Royal Troon.
Gulf Harbour Golf & Country Club, which occupies a stunning isthmus location on the Whangaparāoa Peninsula, north of Auckland, is facing an unwelcome fate in a similar manner to several suburban courses in Australia.
Positioned alongside a pristine piece of New Zealand coastline, Te Arai Links is arguably the world’s best new golf destination. Boasting two pure links golf courses – the South course designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw that’s been open for little more than a year, and the recently opened North course designed by Tom Read more…
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